Published 6:00 pm, Tuesday, April 14, 2015

NORWALK -- Police say a Norwalk man and his cousin allegedly caused a disturbance Monday afternoon after he was caught red-handed with several bags of marijuana.

Shakha Moore, 21, of 32 Marlin Drive, was charged with assault on a peace officer, possession with intent to sell, use and possession of drug paraphernalia, use or possession with intent, use/possession of drug paraphernalia less than a half-ounce of marijuana, interfering with an officer, possession of less than four ounces of marijuana, sale/possession within distance of a school.

Breyona Sampson, 24, of 208 Washington St., was charged with interfering with an officer.

Moore was issued a $10,000 bond, Sampson a $2,500 bond and both have court dates of April 23 at Norwalk Superior.

According to a police report, a patrol officer said he spotted Moore "licking a blunt" while standing on the corner of Day and Raymond streets around 5:30 p.m.

The officer said it appeared as if Moore had been caught by surprise and as a result, dropped the blunt on the ground and began reaching in his pockets.

Moore allegedly tried to push the cop away when he approached him and the two ended up wrestling to the ground.

As the officer called for backup, Moore allegedly managed to stand up as a large crowd gathered around the pair. The officer took out his Taser and warned Moore that he would use it if he continued to resist, which prompted Moore to remain still so he could be handcuffed.

While the officer was escorting Moore to his police cruiser, a woman, later identified as Sampson, ran up to the officer and began screaming. After asking Sampson several times to step away and leave the area, Sampson allegedly said, "I'm not going to go (expletive) anywhere, that's my cousin!"

Her alleged outburst and unruly behavior, police say led her to be taken into custody. During her ride to police headquarters, Sampson allegedly kicked the back of the cruiser in defiance.